Knock, knock, knock!
In the middle of the night, Susannie was reading in her room when a noise suddenly came from outside.
Susannie went to the door and peered through the peephole. The corridor lights outside had come on, revealing a slender elf??
Thud.
The elf immediately fainted at the doorway.
Susannie was dumbfounded. Images of mysterious supernatural worlds like Twilight and Harry Potter instinctively flashed through her mind.
Could she have been chased here by vampires, werewolves, or some other creature?
Susannie was no fool. As a cultured and extremely intelligent woman who had fought tooth and nail with her mother for the sake of her girlfriend, she instantly realized the danger hidden in this situation.
But!
A hero saving a beauty.
Click.
She opened the door and pulled the woman inside in one swift motion.
"She's so soft, and she smells faintly of peaches. One touch is enough to tell she isn't human."
Susannie's heart began to churn. She instantly realized that this elf was the real thing, not some prank.
Without closing the door immediately, she dashed outside as if catching a thief, spraying air freshener as she went. She sprayed an entire circle around the road in front of her home, eliminating any scent that might have been left behind, then hurried back inside.
Bang!
After erasing the smell and traces, she briskly slammed the door shut. Her corpse-picking skills were extremely professional.
Two minutes later.
Susannie looked at the awakened Elf Saintess and tried to communicate, but the other woman had no idea what the language of Earth was.
Just as Susannie was at a loss, the Elven Saintess pressed her forehead against Susannie's.
"Hello, human."
A Consciousness Wave so faint it was almost imperceptible drifted over.
Mind-to-mind communication!
Susannie was instantly thrilled. "Are you really an elf? Can you cure cancer?"
"My body is extremely weak right now. My strength is less than one percent, and I've basically lost my magical abilities. I don't remember many things. I crossed over into this world, and I need to recuperate."
The Elf Saintess began describing her origins.
She came from a vast otherworld. There was an Elven Ancient Tree there, and countless races lived within it.
The god she served and worshiped was the Elven God under the light-aligned Creator God.
She had accidentally been hunted down, crossed through a rift between worlds, and arrived in this world. Just now, she had received a Divine Oracle:
She was to establish a medical organization in secret after putting down roots in this otherworld, because evil forces—including vampires and werewolves—might also infiltrate this world.
Susannie's eyes lit up.
Vampires, werewolves, elves, dwarves, dragons.
Although she did not read Chinese webnovels, she knew this was practically the kind of fortuitous encounter that marked the beginning of a protagonist's story.
From now on, I'll hide this incredibly beautiful Elf Saintess in my house while she recovers, have her act as my spokesperson, and secretly help her establish an organization. Then she can cure my girlfriend's cancer.
Even...
She looked at the pure, soft, juicy elf girl and felt an urge to snuggle up against her.
"No! I can't do this!"
She tried to convince herself and changed the subject.
"You should recuperate first. After you've rested for a while, learned the human language, and understood this world, we can make further plans."
"Mm." Miss Elf truly was in no condition to move around right now.
After all, she had only just installed a brain. She was like a patient who had been paralyzed for years and had only just learned to walk, staggering and stumbling with every step.
Li Qing also had no intention of making this Elven Saintess do anything.
He had tossed her over so that this newborn could adapt to her body, learn to walk and jump, and study the knowledge and written language of this world.
In fact, this was the best choice.
After awakening her, he couldn't exactly have her study in his own home, could he?
Susannie was simply a convenient daycare center!
As for whether the elf would continue living here after recovering and learning this world's written language—having taken a free round of Susannie's care—or leave after saying goodbye, they could discuss that later.
Susannie, for her part, was extremely attentive, bringing tea and water while frantically asking questions.
"Since this is God's will, then how about calling it the World Tree Corporation? Can I become the first peripheral member of the Elven God? I'm also a member of the animal protection society and a plant enthusiast."
The Elf Saintess shook her head. "No, calling it the World Tree Corporation directly would be far too presumptuous. The World Tree is the great divine tree of the entire world, the mother who gave birth to the elves. It reaches straight into the boundless heavens, like a huge umbrella protecting all living beings on the earth. Why don't we call it the Umbrella Corporation instead?"
"God is watching this world. He is looking down from the heavens, observing everything."
"God will bestow gifts upon His believers."
Her face was filled with piousness, and the sacred, pure aura of goodness emanating from her made Susannie's heart pound.
"Oh, oh, oh!" Susannie brought over some thin porridge and began feeding Miss Elf, who was lying in bed. "I'll teach you to read. Let's start with the alphabet."
"Not bad. For now, I'll let her raise my spare tire for free. And educate her while she's at it."
Li Qing's expression remained calm.
He had never intended to rush into anything.
After all, she was truly too useless at the moment.
Her appearance was somewhat intimidating, but who could her combat power actually frighten??
Once the elf had learned while he upgraded things on his end, secretly updating her bodily structure and completely improving her combat power, he would have her make her move.
"Let Susannie raise her for fun first. By the time she learns the written language, my biotechnology will have produced several more generations. Then I'll replace her equipment and make further plans. For now, I'll bury this tiny chess piece."
He looked leisurely toward the entire Elf World.
"Huh? I've been busy raising the Elf Saintess for three days, and the civilization explosion here has already reached this level?"
Elf World.
The entire land was gripped by panic.
Emperor Minis, the Human Reason Society, and the Holy Reason Sect.
The three great elven divine factions were all suspecting that the culprit was on the other side, and the situation was tense.
At this moment, the leader of the Holy Reason Sect said, "Your Majesty, the Human Reason Society is in turmoil and attempting to start a war. I will purge them alongside Your Majesty."
Everyone believed the three factions stood in a tripartite balance, but in reality, this sect had long since pledged itself to the emperor.
"In that case, let us truly unleash the war!"
Emperor Minis said, "Use force to suppress the rebellion! Let me become the true Second Generation ruler of the monarchy and restore the power of the Atabia era! We cannot allow civil strife!"
"Yes."
The leader of the Holy Reason Sect immediately said, "Your Majesty, I believe you will surely protect the people of the entire land!"
His eyes blazed with flames as he swore a knight's oath.
"I will be eternally loyal to Your Majesty! As your sharpest blade, your right hand and left arm, and your empire's guardian general, I will live and die alongside Your Majesty!"
"Good! Good!" Minis immediately said. "Once the turmoil is pacified, you will be an Imperial Hero!"
War erupted.
On the World Tree, three branches forked out, each bearing fruit and giving birth to elves.
The war was brutally fierce.
Every leaf on the World Tree became a blood-soaked killing ground.
Amid the three-way melee, the leader of the Holy Reason Sect suddenly joined forces with the emperor to attack the Human Reason Society.
The balance of the war changed drastically.
"We surrender! We are willing to surrender!" At this moment, the leader of the Human Reason Society spoke up and submitted alongside all his subordinates.
All the rebels were detained before them, awaiting judgment.
"I sentence you all to death!"
Minis the Great instantly raised his hand and killed one of the three leaders who had spent every day alongside him—the leader of the Human Reason Society—without the slightest mercy.
But then.
The leader of the Holy Reason Sect froze. He stepped forward from the side and frowned. "Your Majesty, didn't you say that after conquering them, we would imprison them and have them use their wisdom to continue benefiting civilization?"
Minis the Great gave a cold laugh. "You are too merciful! We only need to slaughter the nearly two thousand members of their faction! Turning them into Divine Treasure Tools will provide us with wisdom just the same, while saving us even more effort!"
"No! Their wisdom is indispensable to civilization." The leader of the Holy Reason Sect grew increasingly displeased. "I agreed to pacify them because you agreed to spare them. Now that you've killed him, a great deal of research will come to a halt."
"I must kill them!"
Minis said furiously, "It will only slow development a little."
The leader of the Holy Reason Sect suddenly laughed and sneered. "And then what? Killing the leader is one thing, but why kill the remaining nearly two thousand gods as well? Because of fear? Because there are too many of them, you intend to kill every intelligent person? You've sunk into the supreme throne from which you rule the world and want to block the progress of every successor who comes after?"
"What did you say??"
Minis grew furious because his innermost thoughts had been exposed.
He truly wanted to kill this one-third of the divine system and slaughter these nearly two thousand gods. By using their brains to construct an ultra-large Divine Treasure Tool, he would gain unprecedented power.
And his next step would even be to kill all the gods, leaving behind only a group of trusted confidants. Only then could he ensure that he had completely taken control of the entire world and eliminated every danger.
There are too many gods.
"Do you know something?"
The leader of the Holy Reason Sect, Herodotus, suddenly laughed.
"Fear is the emotion farthest from the truth."
"What??" The other party stared blankly.
Herodotus shook his head. "I have no interest in royal power. Rulers are nothing more than fleeting clouds. I originally intended to support you as king and continue serving as a general, but unfortunately, I made another mistake."
"You are ultimately inferior to Atabia. I followed you, but I certainly could never have enjoyed dealing with you as much as I did with that man."
"He was a madman, yet he could propel civilization forward with astonishing speed because he possessed the magnanimity to permit the strong under his command to harbor ambition, and the courage to pursue truth even at the cost of their lives!"
Minis finally understood. He immediately roared, "So you were the leader of the rebels, infiltrating our new era! You are the Imperial Hero of the Atabians, Herodotus!"
"If that is the case, then I cannot support you in ascending the throne." Herodotus said no more. He took out his staff and struck it with both hands. "I cannot let you continue killing. So I can only temporarily take the throne in your place. In the future, I will find a new king and support him in ascending the throne."
"Green Sea Tree Prison!"
Rumble!
Countless trees suddenly sprouted from his staff. The vines seemed to have been instantly forced into growth, winding and twisting around one another as they bound everyone.
Everyone stared in disbelief, as if they had seen a demon.
How could Herodotus's power be so terrifying?
How deeply had this sect been hiding its strength?
This was no longer a primitive war of cold weapons. This was practically the power of a god!
"Damn it!!" Emperor Minis was not so easily dealt with. He instantly cut through the vines, took out a bow and arrow, and fired at Herodotus.
Pfft-pfft-pfft!
Poison arrows shot over.
He had studied poisons and knew perfectly well that taking even one arrow would leave Herodotus helpless on the ground.
"Triple God Gate!"
Herodotus struck the ground with his staff.
Three enormous white fingernail-like slabs suddenly grew from the earth, standing in a row like three giant dominoes and blocking the arrows.
"What is that??"
Minis was dumbstruck. Shields had grown out of the soil?
How exactly had he done that?
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